Lent 4

 Chat to Caterham folk. Henry and Ann Marie delivered a cream tea and picked up his 4th birthday cakes. Delicious. Played piano and worked on jigsaw which is hard. Gonville and Caius compline. Frick curator on Houdon statue. Channel 4 dispatches on incinerators. Much discussion about Clapham common demo and police response. Liz lit a candle last night. Louise incensed. I looked up last year's Holy Week as I could not remember much - a lot of it at the cathedral with the Cardinal. Lecture on English reformation. Lovely roast beef dinner and Yorkshire from Conquering Hero pub. Final of pottery throw down. Antiques roadshow. 

Monday Blackfriars and SMITF. Richard Carter replied to my enquiry about Nazareth companions. Come dine with me. Laudato Si London group getting bigger. Parked at station, train cancelled so got to Guys at 3.20 straight in as nurse met me at the door. Urodynamics was not as bad as expected. Some discomfort. Unfortunately I did not take my socks off and they got very wet on the first round. Red slippers instead. Silly me! Thinks it is the spina bifida but consultant will be in touch, Home by 4.50! Lovely fruit box from Abi and family and a plant from neighbours who are moving to Malvern. Balham chat about women and their safety. Only connect, University challenge, Torridon hotel Scotland.

Tuesday Blackfriars, SMITF, excellent recital by Stephen Disley at Cornhill, NWEssex interfaith group some useful information. New video from Nelson but looked at previous one. Piano. Cafdinal Tagle speaking at Maynooth. Quiet time. Brague drawing not going well. Bake off special. Finished reading Let us dream by Pope Francis. Drawers off. News of the World with Tom Hanks.

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